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Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 13:44

Hello everyone. After a long search for this drive on the forum to replace the TVS diode i cant find anything.

In this pcb is not very clear and the letters/numbers on the components not resolve anything at all after looking for it on google.

Can anyone help me to find the TVS diode? I dont know if this drive have one or two (+5 and +12). In other topics ive seen, a temporal (and risky) solution to turn on the hdd, is unsolder the bad tvs diode. That is exactly what i need, to make a quick copy on other drive. This will work?

Thanks and sorry for my english.

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Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 13:59

Here I Marked with Red color both !2V and 5V
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Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 14:27

Hi Copemcor,

What makes you assume it's the TVS? Does it shut off the computer power supply when you plug it in?

Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 14:37

data-medics wrote:Hi Copemcor,

What makes you assume it's the TVS? Does it shut off the computer power supply when you plug it in?


Yes, i've tried 4 different mobo and when i plug the hdd, the system dont do anything, stays completely dead.

Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 14:41

prasadsv wrote:Here I Marked with Red color both !2V and 5V


Thanks a lot prasadsv. Do you recomend me to unsolder the bad tvs to make a quick copy? Very risky? Will it work?

Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 14:44

Copemcor wrote:
prasadsv wrote:Here I Marked with Red color both !2V and 5V


Thanks a lot prasadsv. Do you recomend me to unsolder the bad tvs to make a quick copy? Very risky? Will it work?

First Check the diodes with multimeter
You Have checked with 4 PCB ?
Same complaint ?
Some time it may happens with power supply also

Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 14:48

prasadsv wrote:
Copemcor wrote:
prasadsv wrote:Here I Marked with Red color both !2V and 5V


Thanks a lot prasadsv. Do you recomend me to unsolder the bad tvs to make a quick copy? Very risky? Will it work?

First Check the diodes with multimeter
You Have checked with 4 PCB ?
Same complaint ?
Some time it may happens with power supply also


I mean 4 differents computers with differenet power suply

Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

May 4th, 2017, 14:52

Copemcor wrote:
prasadsv wrote:
Copemcor wrote:
prasadsv wrote:Here I Marked with Red color both !2V and 5V


Thanks a lot prasadsv. Do you recomend me to unsolder the bad tvs to make a quick copy? Very risky? Will it work?

First Check the diodes with multimeter
You Have checked with 4 PCB ?
Same complaint ?
Some time it may happens with power supply also


I mean 4 differents computers with differenet power suply


Then proceed checking diodes

Re: Help finding TVS diode on Seagate ST3200822A

July 31st, 2017, 4:53

I am not quite sure about it. If you find the way to solve it, just tell me.
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